Matthew Paris on the Mongol invasion in Europe / by Zsuzsanna Papp Reed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reed, Zsuzsanna Papp, author.

Series:

Cultural encounters in late antiquity and the Middle Ages ; 1378-8779 v. 38.

Cultural encounters in late antiquity and the Middle Ages, 1378-8779 ; volume 38

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paris, Matthew, 1200-1259. Chronica majora.

Paris, Matthew.

Mongols--History--To 1500--Sources.

Mongols.

Middle Ages--Sources.

Middle Ages.

Europe--History--476-1492--Sources.

Europe.

Europe--History, Military--To 1500--Sources.

Chronica majora (Paris, Matthew).

Genre:

History

Military history

Sources

Physical Description:

469 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2022]

Summary:

"This is a novel, interdisciplinary study of the Mongol military campaign in Eastern Europe (1241-1242) - the North, as thirteenth-century Europeans saw the region - in the works of contemporary English chronicler, Matthew Paris of St Albans Monastery. Tracing the journey of his sources, the volume explores thirteenth-century information networks against the backdrop of the struggle between Emperor Frederick II and Pope Innocent IV. Parallel to the history of information, the subject of the study is the 'Chronica majora' and its afterlife, Matthew's chronicle world where the sometimes fictitious (and often very real) episodes of the Mongol story unfold. Tracing major landmarks in the meta-history of the 'Chronica majora', the author wishes to emancipate Matthew Paris as a historian - one in the series of a multitude of others who continue to write and rewrite the history of the Mongol invasion across centuries of historiography. The volume is a handy companion both to scholars of English historiography and those who want to read critically the oft-cited primary sources of the history of the Mongol military operations in Europe"--Back cover.

The volume provides detailed analysis of the entirety of the Mongol-related texts in Matthew Paris's 'Chronica majora'.00This is a novel, interdisciplinary study of the Mongol military campaign in Eastern Europe (1241-1242) - the North, as thirteenth-century Europeans saw the region - in the works of contemporary English chronicler, Matthew Paris of St Albans Monastery. Tracing the journey of his sources, the volume explores thirteenth-century information networks against the backdrop of the struggle between Emperor Frederick II and Pope Innocent IV.00Parallel to the history of information, the subject of the study is the 'Chronica majora' and its afterlife, Matthew?s chronicle world where the sometimes fictitious (and often very real) episodes of the Mongol story unfold. Tracing major landmarks in the meta-history of the 'Chronica majora', the author wishes to emancipate Matthew Paris as a historian - one in the series of a multitude of others who continue to write and rewrite the history of the Mongol invasion across centuries of historiography.00The volume is a handy companion both to scholars of English historiography and those who want to read critically the oft-cited primary sources of the history of the Mongol military operations in Europe.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1. Inside the book. Mise-en-abîme within and without ; The North by the North-west

Chapter 2. Outside the book. The book in the scriptorium ; The scriptorium in England ; England in the European networks

Chapter 3. Fright : Mongols in the North and East (1237-1240). 1237: Chaldeans, Medes, Persians, and Armenians ; 1238 : northbound to Hungaria major ; 1239 : Dacia, Gothia, Frisia ; 1240 : false alarm and irruption

Chapter 4. Fight : Mongols in the middle (1241). Holy war on the Mongols ; The first 1241 cluster. The second 1241 cluster

Chapter 5. Flight : rivalling stories of retreat (1243-1248). 1243 : the Tartar Khan's Englishman ; 1244 : Frederick's triumph ; 1244: the man from Russia ; 1245-1248 : endgame

Chapter 6. Letters from the afflicted lands in the Additamenta

Chapter 7. The afterlife of Matthew's Mongol story. Chronicles and their afterlife ; Back to the future : modern historiography ; Loco prologi

Appendix 1. Alternating storylines : Europe, Britain, and the Holy Land in 1237

Appendix 2. Comparison of phrases

Appendix 3. Alternating Frederick's story

Appendix 4. Mongol-related entries and clusters : 1241

Appendix 5. Events and rumours : 1241 vs 1244

Appendix 6. List of manuscripts.

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Inside the Book

Mise-en-abime Within and Without

The North by the North-west

ch. 2 Outside the Book

The Book in the Scriptorium

The Scriptorium in England

England in the European Networks

Northern Connections

The Council of Lyon in 1245

ch. 3 Fright. Mongols in the North and East (1237

1240)

1237: Chaldeans, Medes, Persians, and Armenians

1238: Northbound to Hungaria major

1239: Dacia, Gothia, Frisia

1240: False Alarm and Irruption

ch. 4 Fight. Mongols in the Middle (1241)

Holy War on the Mongols

The First 1241 Cluster

Henry Raspe's Letter

Frederick II's Letter

The Second 1241 Cluster

ch. 5 Flight. Rivalling Stories of Retreat (1243

1248)

1243 The Tartar Khan's Englishman

1244 Fredericks Triumph

1244 The Man from Russia

1245

1248 Endgame

ch. 6 Letters from the Afflicted Lands in the Additamenta

ch. 7 The Afterlife of Matthew's Mongol Story

Chronicles and their Afterlife

The Flores historiarum

An Elizabethan Bestseller

Back to the Future: Modern Historiography

Locoprologi.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [409]-451) and index.

ISBN:

2503595529

9782503595528

OCLC:

1304462584